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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Leslie Felperin

Legacy review – salty fun in schoolkids' nightclub caper

Legacy
Deep down, they’re really nice kids … Legacy

If nothing else, this broad comedy about a bunch of schoolkids who decide to start their own nightclub knows what its target demographic likes, and delivers: teen camaraderie, underdog victories, bleep-bleep dance music backing slo-mo shots of people twerking, lots of naked ladies and sniggering, sweary sex humour. Take out the last few, 15-certificate elements and it’s more anodyne than an average episode of Hollyoaks since nobody takes any drugs and the main cast are all, deep down, really nice kids. Noel Clarke, who should bring in a following via his grittier Kidulthood franchise, is listed as a producer, but Marc Small and Davie Fairbanks actually hold the directing reins. They imbue the proceedings with a sense of salty, Inbetweeners-style fun but have mixed success with their mostly overacting young leads. The exceptions are Franz Drameh who lends gravitas as the leader, and a poised Amy Tyger as a one-of- the-lads tomboy.

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